Cup lid for additive to be conveniently added therein

ABSTRACT

A cup lid is composed of a lid body. The lid body includes a fastening portion extending downward from a peripheral edge thereof for fastening the cup lid onto a cup body. The lid body includes a drinking hole and a vent hole. The drinking hole protrudes upward from a top side of the lid body to form a drinking portion. The drinking portion is provided with an opening formed on a top side thereof and with a through hole formed at an internal lower side thereof. The opening is bigger than the through hole in diameter. A guiding portion is mounted between the opening and the through hole. Additionally, a plug can pluggably jam the drinking hole.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a disposable cup lid, and more particularly, to a cup lid, which conveniently allows a user to put additives therethrough into a cup.

2. Description of the Related Art

The drinking hoe of a conventional disposable cup, like paper cup or plastic cup, is usually small for the purpose of limiting the flow of the hot beverage to prevent the hot beverage from burning the user's mouth and to lessen the chances of accidental overspill of the hot beverage while the user is walking and holding the cup containing the hot beverage. Because the drinking hole is small, it is very difficult for the user to put additives, like creamer or sugar, straight into the cup through the drinking hole. Otherwise, the user may have to uncover the cup lid, then put the additives into the cup, and finally put the cover back to the cup. However, it is still inconvenient for the user to do so and it is subject to accidental overset of the beverage to either stain clothes or interior furnishing of the car or even burn the user to be very annoying.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a cup lid, which can allow the user to put additives therethrough into a cup without uncovering the cup lid for fewer chances of overspill of beverage.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a cup lid, which can limit the flow of the beverage for fewer chances of burning the user's mouth.

The foregoing objectives of the present invention are attained by the cup lid having a lid body. The lid body includes a fastening portion extending downward from a peripheral edge thereof for fastening the cup lid onto a cup body. The lid body includes a drinking hole and a vent hole. The drinking hole protrudes upward from a top side of the lid body to form a drinking portion. The drinking portion is provided with an opening formed on a top side thereof and with a through hole formed at an internal lower side thereof. The opening is bigger than the through hole in diameter. A guiding portion is mounted between the opening and the through hole.

In light of the above, the user can put additives, like creamer or sugar, through the drinking hole straight into the beverage. The additives can be guided by the guiding portion to fall into the cup body through the through hole. When the user drinks got beverage, the hot beverage is blocked by the guiding portion to flow out of the relatively smaller through hole other than the relatively bigger opening for the purpose of limitation to the flow of the beverage to prevent it from burning the user's mouth, such that the present invention is operational convenient and safe.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken from a line A-A indicated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention engaged with a cup body.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a top view of a plug.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a plug.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a plug.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of a plug.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along a line B-B indicated in FIG. 6.

FIG. 11 is top view of a part of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along a line C-C indicated in FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is similar to FIG. 12, illustrating that the drinking hole is jammed by a plug.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the present invention in operation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, a cup lid 10 constructed according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is composed of a lid body 11. The lid body 11 includes a fastening portion 12 extending downward from a peripheral edge thereof for fastening the cup lid 10 onto a cup body 20. The lid body 11 includes a drinking hole 13, a vent hole 14, and a drinking portion 15 formed by that the drinking hole 13 protrudes upward from a top side of the lid body 11. The drinking portion 15 is provided with an opening 151 formed on a top side thereof, a through hole 152 formed at an internal lower side thereof, and an inclined guiding portion 153 formed between the opening 151 and the through hole 152. The opening 151 is bigger than the through hole 152 in diameter.

The drinking portion 15 protrudes upward from where is close to an external edge of the lid body 11. The opening 151 is provided with two sides, one of which is close to the external edge of the lid body 11 to be defined as an external side and the other is defined as an internal side. The guiding portion 153 extends downward and outward from the internal side of the opening 151. The through hole 152 is located between a bottom end of the guiding portion 153 and the external side of the opening 151. The guiding portion 153 extends downward and outward for a length which is more than a half of an internal diameter of the opening 151.

In this embodiment, the lid body 11 includes a concavity 16. The vent hole 14 is located inside the concavity 16.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user can put the additives, like creamer or sugar, into a cup body 20 through the opening 151 of the drinking hole 13. The additives can be guided by the guiding portion 153 to fall into the cup body 20 through the through hole 152. When the user drinks hot beverage, the hot beverage could flow through the smaller through hole 152 only because of the barrier of the guiding portion 153 for the purpose of limitation to the flow of the beverage, so it can prevent the user's mouth from burn to be operational convenient and safe.

The first embodiment can further include a plug 30, which can pluggably jam the opening 151 of the drinking hole 13 to seal the opening 151. As shown in FIG. 5, the plug 30 can also be plugged into the concavity 16 to jam the concavity 16.

The drinking hole 13 can be jammed by the plug 30, so the user does not have the inconvenience of beverage overspill whenever the beverage is being moved or put on a moving car. When the user intends to drink the beverage, the user can jam the concavity 16 with the plug 30. When the user does not continue to drink the beverage, the user can put the plug 30 back to the drinking hole 13.

Referring to FIGS. 6-10, the plug 30 has a convexity 31 formed at an external bottom end of each of two sides thereof, and a recession 32 formed at a midsection thereof. As shown in FIGS. 3-4, the drinking portion 15 includes two stepped portions 154 formed at two sides of the opening 151 separately for engagement with the two convexities 31 of the plug 30. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the cup lid 11 includes a protrusion 161 formed in the concavity 16. The recession 32 can engage the protrusion 161 in such a way that the plug 30 can be positioned onto the concavity 16. A retaining portion 162 is formed on an upper edge of the concavity 16. When the plug 30 engages the concavity 16, the retaining portion 162 can engage the concavity 16 to almost seal the concavity 16 and a tiny gap is still available for ventilation to prevent the liquid from overspill in such a way that the vent hole still functions. Two semilunar cavities 163 each are formed at one of two sides of the concavity 16 for allowing the user to take the plug 30 by finger.

Referring to FIGS. 11-14, in a cup lid 40 of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drinking portion 41 extends downward and inward from an internal peripheral edge of the opening 42 to form a funneled guiding portion 43. A through hole 44 is formed at a bottom end of the guiding portion 43. To prevent the beverage from accumulation between the guiding portion 443 and the external wall of the drinking portion 41, an outlet 45 is formed on a top end of the guiding portion 43 for outflow of the beverage therethrough, as shown in FIG. 14.

Although the present invention has been described with respect to specific preferred embodiments thereof, it is no way limited to the details of the illustrated structures but changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims. 

1. A cup lid comprising a lid body, the lid body having a fastening portion extending downward from a peripheral edge thereof for fastening the cup lid onto a cup body, the lid body having a drinking hole and a vent hole, a drinking portion protruding upward from the drinking hole and a top side of the cup lid and having a through hole formed at an internal lower side thereof, an opening formed at a top side thereof, and an inclined guiding portion formed between the opening and the through hole, the opening being bigger than the through hole in diameter.
 2. The cup lid as defined in claim 1, wherein the drinking portion protrudes upward from where is close to an external edge of the lid body; the opening comprises two side, one of which is close to the external edge of the lid body to be defined as an external side and the other is defined as an internal side; the guiding portion extends downward and outward from the opening; the through hole is located between a bottom end of the guiding portion and the external side of the opening.
 3. The cup lid as defined in claim 2, wherein the guiding portion extends downward and outward from the internal side of the opening for a length that is more than a half of an internal diameter of the opening.
 4. The cup lid as defined in claim 1, wherein the lid body comprises a plug, which can pluggably jam the opening of the drinking hole to seal the opening.
 5. The cup lid as defined in claim 4, wherein the lid body comprises a concavity; the plug can jam the concavity.
 6. The cup lid as defined in claim 5, wherein the vent hole is located inside the concavity.
 7. The cup lid as defined in claim 6, wherein the lid body comprises a protrusion formed inside the concavity; the plug comprises a recession formed at a bottom side thereof, whereby the recession can engage the protrusion
 8. The cup lid as defined in claim 1 further comprising a funneled guiding portion, wherein the funneled guiding portion extends downward and inward from the opening, and the through hole is formed at the bottom end of the guiding portion.
 9. A cup lid comprising a lid body, the lid body having a fastening portion extending downward from a peripheral edge thereof for fastening the cup lid onto a cup body, the lid body having a drinking hole and a vent hole, the drinking hole defining an opening for additives to be put therethrough; the cup lid further comprising a plug for jamming the opening.
 10. The cup lid as defined in claim 9, wherein the drinking hole protrudes upward from a top side of the cup lid to form a drinking portion, the drinking portion having a through hole formed at an internal lower side thereof; the opening is formed on a top side of the drinking portion and bigger than the through hole in diameter, an inclined guiding portion being formed between the opening and the through hole. 